21 The new Rolls Royce is designed to be owner driven . No chauffeur required The Rolls, Royce is eighteen inches shorter than the largest domestic cars. WIth power steering, power brakes and an a1itomatlc gear,shift, it is very easy to drive and park. WHAT makes Rolls-Royce the best car in the world? "There is really no magic about it," say an eminent Rolls-Royce engineer. "It is merely patient attention to de- tail." Such details as these: 1. Everv Rolls-Royce engine is run for seven hours at full throttle before in- stallation, and each car is test-driven for hundreds of miles over varYIng road surfaces. 2. The coachwork is given five coats of primer paint, and hand rubbed be- tween each coat, before fourteen coats of finIshing paint go on. 3. The Rolls-Royce is guaranteed for three years. With a new network of dealers and parts-depots from Coast to Coast service is no problem. 4. There is no metal-to-metal contact between the body of the car and the chassis frame-except for the speedom- eter drive. The entire body is insulated and under-sealed. 5. "At 60 miles an hour the loudest nOIse comes from the electric clock;' reports the Technical Editor of THE MOTOR. The silence of the engine is uncanny. Three mufHers tune out sound freguencies - acoustically. 6. The finished car spends a week in the fina] test-shop, beIng fine-tuned. Here it is subjected to 98 separate or- deals. For example, the engineers use a stethoscope to hsten for axle-whine. 7. The Rolls-Royce radiator has never changed, except that when Sir Henrv Royce died in 1933 the monogram RR was changed from red to black. 8. By moving a switch on the steering column, you can adjust the shock- absorbers to suit road conditions. (The IE ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD-$13,550 lack of fatigue in driving this car is remarkable.) 9. Another switch defrosts the rear window, by heating a net\iVork of 1360 invisible wires in the glass. There are two separate ventilating systems, so that you can ride in comfort and si- lence with all the windows closed. Air conditioning is optional. 10. The seats are upholstered with eIght hides of English leather-enough to make 128 pairs of soft shoes. 11. A picnic table, veneered in French walnut, slides out from under the dash Two more swing out behind the front seats. The backrests on the front seats are individually adjustable. 12. You can get such optional extras as an Espresso coffee-makIng machine, a dictating machine, a bed, hot and Jet Engines and the Future Certain airlines have chosen Rolls- Royce turbo-jets for their Boeing 707's and Douglas DC8's Rolls- Royce prop-jets are in the Vickers Viscount, the Fairchild F.27 and the Grumman Gulfstream Rolls-Royce engines power more thdn half the turbo-jet and prop- jet airliners supplied to or on or- der for world airlines. Rolls-Royce now employ 42,000 people and the company's engi- neenng expenence does not stop at motor cars and jet engInes. There are Rolls-Royce diesel and gasoline engines for many other applications. The huge research and develop- ment resources of the company are now at work on many projects for the future, including nuclear and rocket propulsIon. cold water for washing, an electric razor or a telephone 13. You can lubricate the entire chas- sis by simply pushing a pedal from the driver's seat. A gauge on the dash shows the level of oil in the crankcase. 14. Gasoline consumption IS remark- ably low and there IS no need to use premIum gas; a happy economy. 15. There are two separate systems of power brakes, hydraulic and mechani- cal. The Rolls-Royce is a very safe car -and also a very lively car. It cruises serenely at eighty-five. Top speed is in excess of 100 m.p.h. ---= I ffi' i III III \ I r I I ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEY 16. Rolls-Royce engineers make peri- odic visits to inspect owners' motor cars and advise on service. 17. The Bentley is made by Rolls- Royce. Except for the radiators, they are identical motor cars, manufactured bv the same engineers in the same works. The Bentley costs $300 less, because its radiator is simpler to make. People who feel diffident about driv- ing a Rolls-Royce, can buy a Bentley. PRICE The Rolls-Royce illustrated in this advertisement-f.o.b. principal ports of entry-costs $13,550. If you would like the rewarding ex- perIence of driving a Rolls-Royce or Bentley, write or telephone to one of the dealers listed on page 102. Rolls- Royce, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, CIrcle 5-1144.